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The Adventure of the Resident Patient: Part Two
A visit to Dr Trevelyan’s surgery leads to an alarming encounter…
12 Feb 2026,·23 mins
5: Have a good time, darling
After her great fame, Agatha finds a certain freedom as she hits her 60s.
23 Dec 2022,·14 mins
The Trainee
Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma.
27 Feb 2026,·14 mins
1. Return to Seattle
Betty leaves her husband and returns to her family in Seattle.
13 Apr 2009,·15 mins
10: Angel of Death
The finale of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from one of the US's greatest writers.
20 Feb 2026,·14 mins
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
24 Aug 2019,·30 mins
5. Strangers
A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878.
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Episode 5: Winter
The story of how John Constable’s relationship with the seasons shaped his life and art.
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
Episode 5: The myths of motherhood
A writer’s journey through the experience of otherness.
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5
Sir Sajid Javid describes growing up as part of an immigrant family in 1970s Britain.
13 Feb 2026,·14 mins
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 Nov 2025,·14 mins
5. Get Happy
Susie agrees to perform at a 'Judy Night' in New York.
26 Dec 2008,·15 mins
The Forgetting
Part 6
Amy admits her real identity but sets a high price if she’s to cooperate with the police.
01 Nov 2025,·28 mins
The story of a craft is often the story of a single individual whose skills are hard won.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
Episode Five
Bat’s question finally receives an answer.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
The Politician
Is history set to repeat itself in America?
10 Oct 2022,·14 mins
Episode 10
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
Chapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
01 Nov 2019,·25 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
A twist in the tale at the end of this heartwarming whodunnit.
05 Sep 2022,·15 mins
